Saturday, April 28, 2007

Business letters

Many years ago I went through a letter writing course for management. As it turns out the lessons learned still apply when writing business letters, which includes thank you notes. The format should be as shown below:

You

We

I

Another words start with "you" statements, then move to "we" statements and conclude with "I" statements, using as few "I" statements as possible.

Sample:

Dear Ms. Jones:

Thank you for your time today and your sharing of information. You certainly have built a fantastic team and strategy.
We have many common ideas that would lead to further growth.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,
Cleon

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